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COVID-19 News, Info, Discussion /// Tracking the Spread of the Virus and its Effects /// October Lockdown for UK (pg. 774)
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From July. Might be worth posting again. Florida might be minimizing the depth of its COVID-19 problem by underreporting its rate of positive tests, experts say.
The method used to calculate the “positivity rate” — a critical measure of the pandemic’s progression — puts more emphasis on negative tests, skewing the results in that direction.
A person who tests positive is counted only once, but negative tests can be counted repeatedly if the same person got more than one test. [ link to www.sun-sentinel.com (secure)]
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